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The Golden Age Of Online Shopping? Dream On (Int'l Edition)

July 19, 1998

International -- Readers Report

THE GOLDEN AGE OF ONLINE SHOPPING? DREAM ON (int'l edition)

In "The `click here' economy" (Information Technology Annual Report, June 22), you have dedicated a great part of your magazine to some interesting articles. However, you did not mention international shoppers. If you do not have an address in the U.S. and a U.S.-registered credit card, it is almost impossible to shop in the U.S. online. For example, none of the major computer stores sell overseas. Amazon.com and the online brokers among the few that will ship overseas. I hope others soon follow this example.